Netflix (NFLX) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

Zacks
18 Apr

Netflix (NFLX) reported $10.54 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.5%. EPS of $6.61 for the same period compares to $5.28 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.04% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.55 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $5.69, the EPS surprise was +16.17%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Netflix performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Revenue- United States and Canada: $4.62 billion versus $4.74 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +9.3% change.
  • Revenue- Asia-Pacific: $1.26 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.23 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +23.1%.
  • Revenue- Latin America: $1.26 billion compared to the $1.26 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.3% year over year.
  • Revenue- Europe, Middle East and Africa: $3.41 billion versus $3.31 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.1% change.
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Shares of Netflix have returned +0.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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